TUI, one of Europe’s largest travel operators, has said that it will be taking precautions against the possibility that Greece will abandon the eurozone. If the country leaves, then it will have to establish a new currency. A TUI spokesman said a letter had been sent to hoteliers in Greece after it was reported in [...]

Lufthansa has announced that it is in talks with British Airways’ parent company, International Airlines Group, about the sale of BMI. Lufthansa took control of the UK based carrier in 2008. However, the airline has continued to be a loss maker. Among the factors affecting business has been the social and political unrest in BMI [...]

Singapore Airlines has announced a drop of 49 per cent in net profits for the second quarter. The carrier, which is the second largest on the planet, in terms of market value, has blamed the high cost of jet fuel, and warned that yields continued to come under pressure.
In a statement, Singapore Airlines said that [...]

Alitalia has flown its first passenger service to Libya since departing the country eight months ago. The flight left Fiumicino airport in the Italian capital on Wednesday, carrying mostly Libyan residents, overjoyed to be finally returning home. Alitalia suspended operations to the North African country after civil war and violent demonstrations broke out against the [...]

Passengers on board a jet flying to Poland from New Jersey have had a lucky escape after the pilot was forced to land the plane on its belly. The LOT Airlines Boeing 767 was forced to crash land in Warsaw after the landing gear failed to deploy. According to local reports, an electrical fire on [...]

Operators ScotRail and Network Rail have announced a range of measures they will be introducing this winter to make sure that trains are kept running during severe weather conditions. Included in the plans are focusing on keeping the busiest routes open at all times and making sure that cross-border links are also kept running.
Plastic tunnels [...]

Strikes by Air France flight stewards are due to last until Wednesday and threaten to cause disruption during a busy holiday period in the country. Tuesday is a French public holiday, and many will have taken today off work to extend their weekend break. It is also the middle of the school holidays.
Over the weekend, [...]

The worst flooding to hit Thailand in more than 50 years, is now crippling the country’s capital, Bangkok. Roads out of the flooded metropolis have been jammed with traffic as residents flee to the south. As the authorities look at ways of combating the situation, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has said there is the possibility [...]

As flood water in Thailand continues to advance on Bangkok, the country’s tourism authority is worried that the situation will seriously affect the number of visitors flying in for their holidays. Rising water levels have already forced Don Muang airport in the capital to temporarily shut down. Although it is Bangkok’s number two airport, it [...]

The US House of Representatives has approved legislation which would exempt American cargo and passenger airlines from a European carbon emissions charge due to come into force at the start of next year. John Mica, House Transportation Committee Chairman, said he had met with EU officials to explain that the move contravened trade treaties and [...]